Skinning knife



Aug. 19, 1924.- 1,505,507

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SKENNING KNIFE.'

Application filed `Julyr 9,

` slaughtered animals of all description.

The prime object of this invention is to provide a Skinning knife, whereby the skin of an animal can be easily and quickly separated from the animal, without danger of cutting the hide in any way.

A further ob'ect of the invention is to provide a Skinning knife, which `can be easily and safely operated by oneunskilled iny the art. wit-hout danger of damaging the hide of the animal.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a knife of the above described character, which is provided with a guard whereby any possibility of the operato-r 0f the knife being accidentally injured by coming in contact with the knife is avoided.

And a still further object of my invention is to provide a Skinning knife of the charac-` ter indicated, which is capable of being operated by an electric motor.

Another object of the invention is yto provide a knife of the character indicated, which is simple in construction, durable, etlicient for the purpose intended, and yone that can be manufactured and placed on sale at a relatively low cost.

These and like objects of the invention will be better understood as the description follows and as is specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings which form a part of this specification, and which clearly illust-rate the construction and y operation of my improved knife,

Figure l is a perspective view of a skinning knife constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of same.

Figure 3 is a vertical section through a knife constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 4 is a similar view looking in the opposite direction, and

y rated edge, to form saw teeth 3.

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Figure 5' is a horizontal section through my improved Skinning knife.

y Referring tothe accompanying drawings in detail, like characters will be used to designate like'parts in the different views.

In the drawings, the numeral l desigr'nates a disk constructed ofmetal or any suit!l able material, `and which is formed concaved and "provided on one-half of its periphery with a flange 2, whilefthe other half of the periphery of saine is provided with a ser- A second disk, wliich.v is indicated byV the numeral 4, is constructed in the manner described for the disk l, and is adapted to be secured in position against the disk l by means of bolt-s 5 that pass through the flanges 2 of the disks l and 4.

A shaft 6 is journaled in the disk 4 and mounted for rotation on the shaft 6 is a cutting knife 7, which is also in the form of a disk. The cutting edge 8 of the knife 7 eX tends within a short distance of the eXtreme end of the saw teeth 3.

A housing 9 is attached to the face of,` the disk l by means of screws l0, and ahandle ll is formed integral with the housing and provides a bearing for a shaft l2 that eX- tends longitudinallytherethrough. Abevelgear 13 is keyed onthe end of the shaft 6 and is'adapted to mesh with a bevel-gear 14k keyed on the end of the shaft l2. Both of the *bevel-gears are mounted within the housing 9.

The. shaft l2, which is connected with' a flexible shaft 15, is connected with an electric motor 16, mounted on a base support 17.

In the operation of my improved skinning knife, the disks l and 4 are inserted under the hide of the animal after a suitable slit in the hide has been made., and the motor 16 is started, which sets the disk knifel 7 to operate, thus causing the knife to quickly separate the hide'from the body of the animal, the Saw teeth acting as a` guide for the knife and at the same time prevent-ing the knife kfrom coming into contact with either the hide or body of the animal.

In view of the foregoing description of my invention taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is thought that any further explanation as to the construction, operation, and objects of the invention is unnecessary.

While I have shown and described the` preferred form of my invention, I realize that various minor changes may be resorted to, Without departing yfrom the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed, and therefore, I do not wish to limit myself to the eXact details of construction shown, nor to the combination and arrangement of parts.

What I claiml as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a Skinning knife, comprising a pair of spaced concavcd disks adapted to be bolted together for a portion of approximately one-half of their circumference, a rotary knife blade positioned. between said disks, one of said disks having an opening `therein, a housing bolted upon said disk having an opening therein, and'nieans extending from` said housing through said opening for operating said rotary knife blade.

2. -In a Skinning knife, comprising a pair through said opening for operating said ro- 1 tary blade, said teeth of each disk having sharp points adapted to extend beyond the periphery of said rotary knife blade.

In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature iii the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM SUKLLE.y

YWitnesses I-I. M. BROWN, RAMON CASAS. 

